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Danish women to face conscription by lottery

Danish women to face conscription by lottery2 days agoAlex KleidermanBBC NewsEPADanish women now face being called up for 11 months of military service when they turn 18, after a change in the law...

Starmer seeks to end speculation about Reeves' future

Starmer seeks to end speculation about Reeves' future26 minutes agoSam FrancisPolitical reporterBrian WheelerPolitical reporterSir Keir Starmer has sought to calm the markets and end speculation...

Keir Starmer breaks silence on Rachel Reeves's PMQs tears in BBC interview

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted that Rachel Reeves will be Chancellor for a "very long time to come" after she broke down in tears at PMQs. The Prime Minister said it was "absolutely wrong" to suggest...

No 10 backs Chancellor Rachel Reeves after tearful Commons appearance

No 10 backs Reeves after tearful Commons appearance50 minutes agoBrian WheelerPolitical reporterDowning Street has said Rachel Reeves has the full backing of the prime minister after the chancellor...

Rachel Reeves needs putting out of her misery – today's PMQs tears say it all

As Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer broke down in tears in Parliament today it became very clear that it's time for an intervention. Someone has to put Rachel Reeves out of her misery. And...

Bob Vylan Glastonbury fury shows Britain could soon be in real trouble

The idea of spending the weekend at Glastonbury, either during a burning heatwave or a soggy gale, makes me shudder. Thank God I’m somewhere, anywhere, else. Not least because Glastonbury is no...

Labour are pouring limited resources down drain instead of stimulating enterprise

We live in a mixed up world of contradictory ideas, moral vacuums and an absence of political conviction. Not only have the UK Labour government lied about many things, they have also failed to...

Donald Trump threatens to deport US citizens if they meet one condition

Donald Trump has provoked further political controversy after threatening to deport US citizens convicted of "bad" crimes. His comments come as the White House intensifies its crackdown on illegal...

Humiliation for Starmer as he loses control of Commons

Slow-motion humiliation for Starmer as he loses control of Commons5 hours agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCHenry ZeffmanChief Political correspondentGetty ImagesThe extraordinary thing...

Government makes big concessions to win welfare vote

Government makes big concessions to win welfare vote1 hour agoKate WhannelPolitical reporterHouse of CommonsThe government has won a vote on its benefits bill by 75 votes, but only after offering...

I lost half my weight in jail, but I'm not broken, says freed Belarus opposition leader

I lost half my weight in jail, but I'm not broken, says freed Belarus opposition leader1 day agoSarah RainsfordEastern and Southern Europe correspondentReporting fromLithuaniaFrancesco...

Algeria sentences French sports journalist to seven years' imprisonment

Algeria sentences French sports journalist to seven years' imprisonmentJust nowHugh SchofieldBBC News, Parisx.com/sofootFrench journalists' unions on Tuesday called on Algeria to release a French...

India begins building its own 'bunker buster bomb' with massive warhead

India has begun constructing its own version of the US 'bunker buster' bomb, recently used to knock out Iran's underground nuclear facilites.A new vesion of the powerful Agni-5 missile has been...

Thousands party at Budapest Pride in clear message to Orban

Thousands party at Budapest Pride in clear message to Orban2 days agoNick ThorpeBBC Budapest CorrespondentReporting fromBudapestGetty ImagesBudapest advertises itself as a party town. On Saturday,...

Danish women to face conscription by lottery

Danish women to face conscription by lottery2 hours agoAlex KleidermanBBC NewsEPADanish women now face being called up for 11 months of military service when they turn 18, after a change in the law...